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Board accepts $340,000 Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant; director recuses
Summary
Highline trustees approved acceptance of a $340,000 Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant. Director Alvarez recused herself from the vote, saying she is an employee of the ESD; the motion passed with a single abstention.
The Highline School District Board of Directors voted Jan. 8 to accept a Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant totaling $340,000 covering 2024–2027.
Director Alvarez announced at the start of the meeting that, because she is an employee of the Educational Service District (ESD), she would recuse herself from consideration of the grant and asked that the item be moved from the consent agenda for a separate vote. The board moved the item from consent, then approved acceptance of the grant by roll call. Director Alvarez recorded an abstention; other voting members voted to approve the acceptance.
Nut graf: The board recorded the recusal up front to avoid a conflict of interest and then approved the grant. Staff described no objections to the grant itself during the meeting.
The motion to accept the Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant, cited in meeting documents as being for $340,000 between 2024 and 2027, passed by roll call with four votes in favor and one abstention (Director Alvarez). The board recorded the result as "This motion passes 4 to 0 with 1 abstention." Staff said the grant acceptance will proceed per normal contracting procedures.
Ending: The board returned other items to the consent agenda and proceeded with the rest of the meeting. Staff will process the grant per district and ESD procedures.
